Schizophrenia Risk Factors

What are the risk factors for schizophrenia? The schizophrenia disorder is established in all cultures in the world. Some differences in individual countries are mainly due to diagnostic differences. Paradoxically, the schizophrenia disorder is present in the population despite reduced fertility (most patients do not have children due to social disability, which causes the mental disorder).

Epidemiological studies have found that patients belong to lower socioeconomic groups. Low social status is a result not a cause of schizophrenia. The study of socio-economic status of parents of patients with schizophrenia showed that it did not differ significantly from the general population.

Gender differences, however, are the subject of attention. Men have an earlier age of onset and a less favorable pre-disorder functioning more pronounced negative symptoms and more pronounced structural brain abnormalities as measured by neuro illustrated techniques. Women often have affective symptoms, auditory hallucinations, paranoia. Women rarely have more negative symptoms.

Research has shown non-specific disorders as well as in brain structure and in biochemical activity. Researchers also tend to agree that the impact of the environment is also involved in the development of schizophrenia.